The move begins what is portrayed as the final phase of American military involvement in the country. It comes a day after President Obama announced the shift from combat operations to preparing Iraqi forces to assume responsibility for their own security.
The U.N. Security Council is grappling with a troubling question in the Democratic Republic of Congo: How could U.N. peacekeepers not know about mass rapes taking place over a four-day period this summer? Nearly 200 women were raped by rebel fighters. The U.N. says it only found out about the atrocities more than a week after they ended.
Reuters – Any solution provided by Research in Motion, makers of BlackBerry smartphones, must pass through field trials to satisfy India’s security concerns, a senior government source said on Friday.
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Reuters – The fate of BlackBerry’s encrypted email and messaging services in India will be decided in last-ditch talks starting on Thursday between the smart phone’s maker and security agencies ahead of an August 31 deadline.
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India holds crucial meeting on BlackBerry security
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As part of our series of conversations about the drawdown of U.S. forces from Iraq, Morning Edition gets the perspective of a Marine who served two tours there. Reserve Captain Peter Brooks tells Linda Wertheimer he is confident that this is the right time to turn over security to Iraqi forces.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates had no choice but to sign orders deploying hundreds of additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan recently because NATO trainers had not arrived. The sooner Afghan security forces are trained, the sooner American and NATO troops can go home.
AP – Concerns about crowds and security have forced the Environmental Protection Agency to postpone a public hearing in New York on natural gas drilling two days before the event, the agency announced Tuesday.
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Security services say they believe the Taiba mosque served as a recruiting arm for groups linked to armed Islamist movements. The cultural association affiliated with the mosque was declared a “banned organization.”
Security services say they believe the Taiba mosque served as a recruiting arm for groups linked to armed Islamist movements. The cultural association affiliated with the mosque was declared a “banned organization.”
Reuters – The United Arab Emirates will suspend use of Blackberry services in October, citing concerns about security risks, and affecting half a million users in the Gulf Arab state.
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